MUSHUSSU

Real Name: Mushussu

Class: Mythical monster

Occupation: Monster

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Babylon, Mesopotamia, Prime Earth

First Appearance: Dial H #0 (November, 2012)

Powers: Mushussu was an immense dragonlike creature possessing vast superhuman strength and durability, and could breathe fire.

History: (Dial H #0) - In ancient Mesopotamia the dragon Mushussu escaped its bondage, freeing itself from the sculpture on the Ishtar Gate in which it was kept. Laodice had a dream about the sundial in town that was there as long as there was a Mesopotamia, and she used the ancient H-Dial to transform into the superhero Bumper Carla. Mushussu had already slaughtered most of Babylon's army, but she used her powers to banish it to Hell.

Comments: Adapted to comics by China Miéville & Ricardo Burchielli.

Mushussu is a creature of Babylonian mythology. For more information on the source material see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mušḫuššu.